Penguin acquires two new titles of Satyajit Ray

Penguin Random House India has acquired two new titles by award-winning writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. These previously unpublished titles by artiste extraordinaire will be released under the aegis of The Penguin Ray Library from 2023…

Chennai Book Fair held successfully

The 45th edition of the Chennai Book Fair, organized by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI), has successfully being held at YMCA Grounds in Nandanam, Chennai from February 16- March 6, 2022. The book fair was…

India Literature and Publishing Sector Study launched

The British Council and the Art X Company have released ‘India Literature and Publishing Sector Study’, a pioneering primary research project aimed at understanding the challenges faced by Indian publishers, agents, authors, translators,…

Amazon shuts down Westland Publishing House

In a surprise move, Amazon has announced the closure of Indian publishing company Westland Books, which it had acquired from Trent Limited, a subsidiary of the Tata Group in 2016. Westland has Context, Tranquebar, Eka (for non-English…

Waterstones to acquire Blackwell’s

Waterstones have acquired Blackwell’s, an iconic academic and specialist bookseller in the UK. This follows the acquisition of the Foyles bookshops in September 2018. James Daunt, Waterstones’ Managing Director, said, “Blackwell’s and…

World Expression Forum announces more speakers

Freedom of speech is more important than ever. War and growing authoritarian tendencies, new technologies and cancel culture affect the status of free speech in different ways. From May 30-31, 2022, the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) will…

IPA Academy supports publishers…

The International Publishers Association created the IPA Academy to support publishers and their associations as they adapt to commercial changes catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Today, success for publishers depends on being comfortable…

Appeal from Ukranian Book Institute…

On 24 February 2022, at 5 am the armed forces of the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine, launching a full-scale invasion on our country. This is a war of a scale unseen in Europe since 1945, and the whole world is watching it happen. We…